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OVERREAD
Etymology
Verb
overread (third-person singular simple present overreads, present participle overreading, simple past and past participle overread)
(obsolete) To read over, or peruse. [10th-19th c.]
(transitive) To interpret something to a greater degree, or in a more positive way, than appropriate; read too in-depth; overinterpret; overanalyze.
To read too much or excessively.
Antonyms
• underread
Adjective
overread (comparative more overread, superlative most overread)
Having read too much.
Anagrams
• overdare, overdear
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*read", v. t.
Definition: To read over, or peruse. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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